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Category: Outfit Combinations

How to Get in the Mood with Color

Age doesn’t matter when it comes to color.  Choose your favorites and stick with what flatters your true self.  The following color trends will give your wardrobe a youthful update.

The PANTONE Fashion Color Report provides a comprehensive overview of fashion designers’ use of color in their spring 2017 collections, as seen during New York Fashion Week.  From colors that are bright and vivid to those that convey a sense of earthiness, Pantone sees the top 10 colors for this spring as reminiscent of the hues that surround us in nature.  Featuring the top 10 shades seen on the runway, the PANTONE Fashion Color Report is your essential color guide to the season. Continue Reading

What in the World is a Skirt Extender?

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I love bohemian style and was wowed when I saw a catalog of Free People’s unique styles.  I started looking at their blog and really loved the way they wore slips as dresses and as layers, but just couldn’t figure out how to work it into my outfits.  Their outfits were too college-age for me.  For instance, I wasn’t going to wear mini-skirts with over-the-knee socks and sneakers.

Then I started to follow the blog Fashion Fairy Dust. Continue Reading

Add Spark to Your Style: Shoes as a Statement Accessory

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Shoes can make the outfit

Sometimes, when you see someone on the street who looks exceptionally good, it may not be immediately apparent why that is.  Let’s say she’s wearing a blouse and jeans or black pants.  They are neat and clean, the blouse is a nice color, a simple necklace is added.  So what is special about this picture?

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The shoes make it more.  They are not ordinary shoes. They are trendy, open toe, buckled, heeled ankle boots. What makes this particular outfit even better is that the color black flows from the pants to the boots, streamlining the length of her legs, making them look longer. Continue Reading